Editor’s Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
Nov. 29 — Toby James Townson, 43, 102 Russell St., Loudon: failure to appear. Bond $30,000; court date Dec. 19.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting driver license roadside safety checkpoints from 9 to 10 p.m. during the week of Dec. 11 on Hwy. 27 at the Morgan County line.

Recognizing the danger presented to the public by unqualified drivers, troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by drivers who would violate the driver license laws of Tennessee.

STAFF REPORTS
A 23-year-old man accused of a sex crime was arrested on Nov. 20.
Jeremy Alexander Martin is charged with statutory rape.
According to court records, he was indicted by the Roane County grand jury on Feb. 22 for having sex with a minor in 2010.
The alleged victim was 13 at the time.
Jail records list Martin’s address as 304 Burkett Road, which is near Rockwood.
He’s scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 2.
Martin was also charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.